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The 1989 Queensland state election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 December 1989 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.This was the first election following the downfall of eight-term premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen at the end of 1987.
1989 Queensland state election: Archerfield [4]; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Henry Palaszczuk: 13,045 73.7 +11.4 Liberal: Gordon Morris 3,082 17.4 +1.0 National
2 December – The 1989 Queensland state election is held. After 32 years in power, 19 of those under Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, the National Party government is voted out of office in Queensland amid widespread allegations of corruption & is replaced by the Australian Labor Party. led by Wayne Goss. The Labor Party wins 54 seats with 50.3% of ...
1989 Queensland state election: Brisbane Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Peter Beattie: 10,823 64.7 +14.5 Liberal: John Peeters 3,452 20.6 +1.8 National:
1989–1997 1 On 6 May 1990, the National member for Landsborough and former Premier of Queensland , Mike Ahern , resigned. Liberal candidate Joan Sheldon won the resulting by-election on 28 July 1990.
1972 Queensland state election: Ashgrove Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Walter Tutt 4,597 39.5 −5.1 Liberal: Douglas Tooth: 3,525 30.3 −15.3 Independent: Ivan Alcorn 2,507 21.5 +21.5 Queensland Labor: Bert Vann 1,019 8.7 −1.1 Total formal votes 11,648 99.0 Informal votes 121 1.0 Turnout: 11,769 93.1 Two-party-preferred result Liberal ...
On 13 May 1989, Santo Santoro (Liberal) was elected to succeed Don Lane (National), who had resigned on 20 January 1989, as the member for Merthyr. On 31 July 1989, Lin Powell (Independent) resigned as the member for Isis. No by-election was held due to the proximity of the election.
1989 Queensland state election: Flinders [1]; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Noel Robertson 4,316 45.2 +6.0 National: Bob Katter: 4,315 45.2 −15.6 Independent